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2025
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Victoria Grahame, Ashleigh Kernohan, Ehsan Kharatikoopaei, Ayesha Mathias et autres
Background: Restricted and repetitive behaviours vary greatly between autistic people. Some are a source of pleasure or create opportunities for learning; however, others are functionally impactful and may cause harm. We have developed a parent/carer group intervention (Understanding Repetitive Behaviours), for families …
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2025
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Victoria Grahame, Ashleigh Kernohan, Ehsan Kharati, Ayesha Mathias et autres
Restricted and repetitive behaviours vary greatly between autistic people. Some are a source of pleasure or create opportunities for learning; others may be detrimental in day-to-day life or cause harm. We have developed, in close collaboration with parents/carers, the Understanding Repetitive Behaviours …
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2023
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Ian Male, William Farr, Stephen Bremner, Heather Gage et autres
Background: Demand for diagnostic assessment in children with possible autism has recently increased significantly. Services are under pressure to deliver timely and high-quality diagnosis, following National Institute and Care Excellence multidisciplinary assessment guidelines. This UK National Health Service study aimed to answer: …
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2021
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Aisling Martin, Sophie Tyrrell, Emma Honey, Jacqui Rodgers et autres
Abstract Evidence is limited on the positive impact of staff training in challenging behavior of service users with ID; and the link between staff training and service user outcomes remains unclear. This review identified studies that investigate challenging behavior training for staff …
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2021
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Victoria Grahame, Linda Dixon, Sue Fletcher‐Watson, Deborah Garland et autres
BACKGROUND: Restricted and repetitive behaviours vary greatly across the autism spectrum, and although not all are problematic some can cause distress and interfere with learning and social opportunities. We have, alongside parents, developed a parent group based intervention for families of young …
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2021
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Victoria Grahame, Linda Dixon, Sue Fletcher‐Watson, Deborah Garland et autres
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2020
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Victoria Grahame, Lisa Stuart, Emma Honey, Mark H. Freeston
We acknowledge Green's viewpoint and agree that currently the literature does not support the validity of PDA as an independent syndrome. However, the controversy is real and exists for a reason. We therefore argue that it is important to move beyond labelling …
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2020
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Victoria Grahame, Lisa Stuart, Emma Honey, Mark H. Freeston
This paper is in response to the commentary written by Richard Woods in which he attempts to provide support for his Monotropism autism theory and the research indicating that Demand Avoidance Phenomena may not be developmentally persistent (Woods, 2019). We acknowledge the …
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2019
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Lisa Stuart, Jessica Graham, Emma Honey, Mark H. Freeston
BACKGROUND: Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a proposed subtype of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), characterised by extreme avoidance of demands. Demand avoidant behaviour has been proposed to be driven by an anxious need to be in control, although has never been explicitly …
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2019
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Patrick Welsh, Jacqui Rodgers, Emma Honey
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2019
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Morag Maskey, Jacqui Rodgers, Jessica Graham, Magdalena Glod et autres
We examined the feasibility and acceptability of using an immersive virtual reality environment (VRE) alongside cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for young people with autism experiencing specific phobia. Thirty-two participants were randomised to treatment or control. Treatment involved one session introducing CBT techniques …
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2018
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Jacqui Rodgers, Renske Herrema, Emma Honey, Mark H. Freeston
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is indicated as an important transdiagnostic process variable in a range of anxiety disorders. Anxiety is very common in autistic adults. This study evaluates a manualised treatment programme for autistic adults, which focused on IU. An eight session …
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